Book 2011

The Circle of Reason

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Publisher: John Murray Publishers
Published: 2011

Fiction
East Indians
Weavers
Fugitives from justice
Terrorism
False testimony
Prevention
Artists

In a vivid and magical story, this novel traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.